from St. Paul, Minnesota. Lead vocalist/guitarist BJ Bonin and drummer Mike McCloskey became Demolition Means Progress in late 2011, having toured together since 2000 (as The Underthings). Bassist Grant Martin joined in 2013 and guitarist Michele Harris in the spring of 2015.

Demolition Means Progress just completed their sophomore effort “Lovesongs for Saboteurs.” The LP features songs about work, debt, despair, and love with strong melodies and harmony, jangly guitar, bass chords, and some cello over layers of reverb that comes close to shoegaze without crossing that event horizon.

Their first EP “Destroy as Directed” features song topics ranging from politics to silly road trips to relationships, each with a different musical theme (punk, americana, rock). “Destroy as Directed” has been described as REM meets the Pixies, or Billy Bragg meets Sugar. Think Teenage Fanclub with a cellist, or Murder By Death with shoegaze pedals, the EP has garnered airplay on independent radio stations around the country.

Press quotes:

"There's a scuzzy jangle that borrows from C86 and the UK scene, but vocally this is more in line with someone like They Might Be Giants and is generally pretty jaunty and sharp... 'Lovesongs For Saboteurs' is shaping up to be a nice collection of songs for those who like classic guitar-pop." -- The Sound Of Confusion, Jan 25, 2016.

“The melodies are memorable and captivating, the songwriting is solid, and the lyrics are warm. If you love alternative or indie rock, or anything with great melody and energy, this is a must-have" --Jamsphere, Nov 11, 2013

Their music has been featured in three independent films and one industrial short.

Music link http://soundcloud.com/demolition-means-progress